The Quality of Life of Patients with Diabetes from the City of Sabzevar During Year 2016

Quality of life is an important health marker and a major topic in the care of patients with diabetes.
The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life of patients with diabetes in the city of Sabzevar.
This cross-sectional study was performed on 189 patients with diabetes referred to the Diabetes Association of Sabzevar during year 2016. For data collection the Thomas quality of life questionnaire (DQOL-BCI) and a demographic questionnaire were used, and for data analysis the SPSS 16 software was employed using the independent t test, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and post hoc test.
The mean age of patients was 51.7±12.5 years. Average rating of quality of life in patients was 3.4 ± 0.62 out of 5. The mean score of personal satisfaction of diabetes and self-care behaviors was 3.6±0.69 and 3.5±0.8, respectively. There was no statistically significant relationship between quality of life of patients with diabetes and demographic variables of age, gender, marital status, occupation and education. A significant relationship was found between frequency of hospitalization and quality of life (PDiscussion and According to the relationship between controlling of diabetes & on self-care behaviors with patients quality of life, it is suggested that self- care training to be more considered.